Naxal-police Encounter

Four naxals, including a woman ultra, were killed in an encounter between security forces and Maoists at a village bordering Nawadih jungle near Ranchi late last night, a police officer said today.

The encounter between the police and Naxalites near Galeri on the Nayagarh-Kandhamal border in Orissa has entered into the second day. Over 18 hours after the first exchange, there have been many casualties on both sides but the figures are not yet known.

Four naxals, including a woman ultra, were killed in an encounter between security forces and Maoists at a village bordering Nawadih jungle near Ranchi late last night, a police officer said today.

The encounter between the police and Naxalites near Galeri on the Nayagarh-Kandhamal border in Orissa has entered into the second day. Over 18 hours after the first exchange, there have been many casualties on both sides but the figures are not yet known.